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Manufacturing share of GDP — all countries

Manufacturing share of GDP — Central America

Manufacturing share of GDP in Central America in 2025 — 18.4%. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 3 pp.

2025 18.4% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 21.6%1997
Period minimum 16.8%1982

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Manufacturing share of GDP — Central America, 1970–20251618202219701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 21.4%1971: 21.4%1972: 21.2%1973: 21.2%1974: 21.3%1975: 20.8%1976: 20.4%1977: 20.8%1978: 20.7%1979: 20.6%1980: 18.2%1981: 17.8%1982: 16.8%1983: 17.3%1984: 18.3%1985: 19%1986: 19.8%1987: 20.4%1988: 21.4%1989: 19.8%1990: 18.9%1991: 18.7%1992: 18.4%1993: 20.3%1994: 19.4%1995: 20.6%1996: 21.5%1997: 21.6%1998: 21.5%1999: 20.7%2000: 20.5%2001: 19.8%2002: 19%2003: 18.6%2004: 18.6%2005: 17.8%2006: 18.7%2007: 17.9%2008: 17.8%2009: 17%2010: 17.4%2011: 17.3%2012: 18.2%2013: 17.4%2014: 17.4%2015: 18.6%2016: 18.4%2017: 18.7%2018: 18.7%2019: 18.4%2020: 18.7%2021: 19.3%2022: 19.8%2023: 19%2024: 18.6%2025: 18.4%
Change over the period: −3 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 18.4%
World 14.9%
Manufacturing share of GDP — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.4 −0.2 pp
2024 18.6 −0.4 pp
2023 19 −0.8 pp
2022 19.8 +0.5 pp
2021 19.3 +0.6 pp
2020 18.7 +0.2 pp
2019 18.4 −0.3 pp
2018 18.7 +0 pp
2017 18.7 +0.2 pp
2016 18.4 −0.1 pp
2015 18.6 +1.2 pp
2014 17.4 +0.1 pp
2013 17.4 −0.8 pp
2012 18.2 +0.9 pp
2011 17.3 −0.1 pp
2010 17.4 +0.4 pp
2009 17 −0.8 pp
2008 17.8 −0.1 pp
2007 17.9 −0.7 pp
2006 18.7 +0.8 pp
2005 17.8 −0.7 pp
2004 18.6 −0 pp
2003 18.6 −0.4 pp
2002 19 −0.8 pp
2001 19.8 −0.8 pp
2000 20.5 −0.2 pp
1999 20.7 −0.8 pp
1998 21.5 −0.2 pp
1997 21.6 +0.2 pp
1996 21.5 +0.9 pp
1995 20.6 +1.1 pp
1994 19.4 −0.8 pp
1993 20.3 +1.9 pp
1992 18.4 −0.3 pp
1991 18.7 −0.2 pp
1990 18.9 −0.9 pp
1989 19.8 −1.6 pp
1988 21.4 +1.1 pp
1987 20.4 +0.6 pp
1986 19.8 +0.8 pp
1985 19 +0.6 pp
1984 18.3 +1 pp
1983 17.3 +0.5 pp
1982 16.8 −0.9 pp
1981 17.8 −0.4 pp
1980 18.2 −2.4 pp
1979 20.6 −0.1 pp
1978 20.7 −0.1 pp
1977 20.8 +0.4 pp
1976 20.4 −0.4 pp
1975 20.8 −0.5 pp
1974 21.3 +0.1 pp
1973 21.2 −0 pp
1972 21.2 −0.2 pp
1971 21.4 +0 pp
1970 21.4 —

About the indicator

The share of manufacturing value added in GDP. This is the cleanest indicator of an industrial base: unlike the share of industry as a whole it excludes mining and construction. A rising share usually accompanies industrialization, while its decline in advanced countries marks the shift to a service economy.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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